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Saliva and dental caries.
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The aim is to focus on the effects of saliva and salivary constituents on cariogenic bacteria and the subsequent development of dental caries.Abstract:
Caries is a unique multifactorial infectious disease. Our understanding of etiological factors, the progress of the disease, and the effectiveness of prophylactic procedures have led us to believe that we understand the disease. However, we still have too few answers to many questions: "Why can we not predict who will get the disease?" "Why do we not become immunized?" "How much saliva is enough?" or "Which salivary components are protective?" and "Which salivary components predispose for caries?" It is generally accepted, however, that saliva secretion and salivary components secreted in saliva are important for dental health. The final result, "caries to be or not to be", is a complex phenomenon involving internal defense factors, such as saliva, tooth surface morphology, general health, and nutritional and hormonal status, and a number of external factors-for example, diet, the microbial flora colonizing the teeth, oral hygiene, and fluoride availability. In this article, our aim is to focus on the effects of saliva and salivary constituents on cariogenic bacteria and the subsequent development of dental caries.read more
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Saliva and gastrointestinal functions of taste, mastication, swallowing and digestion
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Health benefits of saliva: a review.
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Oral Microbial Ecology and the Role of Salivary Immunoglobulin A
Harold Marcotte,Marc C. Lavoie +1 more
TL;DR: The oral ecosystems, the principal factors that may control the oral microbiota, a basic knowledge of the secretory immune system, the biological functions ofSIgA, and, finally, experiments related to the role of SIgA in oral microbial ecology are described.
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Explaining sex differences in dental caries prevalence: saliva, hormones, and "life-history" etiologies.
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Demineralization–remineralization dynamics in teeth and bone
Ensanya A. Abou Neel,Anas Aljabo,Adam P Strange,Salwa Ibrahim,Melanie J. Coathup,Anne M. Young,Laurent Bozec,Vivek Mudera +7 more
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